Match book structure



Dec. 5, 19.39. L. o. LEMKE MATCH BOOK STRUCTURE Filed Dec; 23, 1938 Patented n... s, 1939 I 2 95 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MATCH BOOK STRUCTURE Leo o. n. Lemke, Minneapolis, Application December 23, 1938, Serial No. 247,381 6 Claims. (01. 206-29) My invention relates to match book structures. common base 4a and is secured thereto by suit- In use of ordinary book matches, many perable'means such as the wire staple 9.1 The free sons strike matches on the striking strip of a end of the flap 5 may be received between the match book while the closure flap thereof is open sheet of material 8 and the front side of the 5 and thus expose themselves to the danger of common base in.

injury from flame issuing from the remaining Means is provided toprevent sideward shifting Y matches of the book should a spark. from the of the flap 5 when the free end thereof is in closed match being struck reach and ignite the remainposition and received over the strip 8. For this ing matches. purpose the strip8 may be bent around the side It is an object of my invention to provide a edges of the common base 8 to form retaining 10 type of match book construction wherewith it is elements 8a which will block sideward movement extremely diflicult to strike a match on the strlkof the free end of the flap 5. Preferably the strip s strip of the match book other than when the g 8 is extended across the rear side of the comc osu e fl p 0f e book is in Closed P n mon base 4a as at 8b so that the respective ends A more specific object is o pr v a match of the strip 8 are spaced but a small distance book av g Striking Strip near the free end apart. Preferably the wire staple 9 is extended of the closure fl p a a pocket for receiving the through the free ends of the strip 8 through the f ee e d o e Closure p t0 {estrain the flap, common base to and finally through the portion when the e is i closed posliioni F i of the strip a disposed at the front side of the Ward shifting Wh11e match 15 bemg drawn common base do so as to secure all of the ele-' 20 j across the stllkmg Stnpmerits pierced by the staple 9 together. Y Prefer- These and other objects and advantages of the ably the staple sis applied in such a manner that invention wih more f appear from h the free ends of the legs thereof project above lowing description made 1n connection wlth the the frontmost portion of the strip 8 after which accompanying drawing wherein like .reference the projecting portions of the staple-9 are bent 25 ggf' g fif t i parts or pinched as indicated in Figs. 1 and 3.

l gg l i s a ti sw or a mat'ch book i 5 t ship striking constructedin accordance with my invention' material 18 placed 18 spmclently .fiemble so that Fig 2 is a partially broken-away side view and 3 z z g z zg gg fig g i g If 22 i 30 a esri gma Dig $232.18 a sectional view taken on the line 3-- 3 rial 1. Thus itwoul P found q cmt to Strike Referring to the drawing the illustrated match match on stnkmg material 1 While the book structure embodying my invention includes match h open' f stnp 8 f 5 the usual paper matches made in the form of the Porhohs, thereof form 111 conlunctien W h cards from which the matches project and are the slde of the common base a Pocket separable from the common base 4a. The group for free endhf e closure flap 5 d of matches is provided with a cover C consisting retahhhg the same agamst sldewal'd e t, of a generally rectangular piece of sheet matethat 15, movement era ly of the match b k, 40 rial such as cardboard folded about the head ends use of the match 11001? [5118 use! ould be in- 40 of the matches Q so as to form a front closure clmed to facilitate the striking Of matches on the flap 5 and a back portion 6 each of which extend Strip 7 y e jt g the free end portion of the to the base to. The back portion a may be of cleeure flap 5 m the above described p et so such length as to terminate substantially at the 88 t0 81101101 e fl p 5 against sideward moveleft-hand limit of the common base 40 as viewed ment thereof. Since the usual user of a match in Figs. 1 and 2. book such as that shown would be encouraged to The closure flap 5 is provided a short distance Strike matches on the Strip 7 y when the cloinwardly of the free edge thereof with a strip 1 Sure fl p is in closed Position, there Wo1l1d be of striking material extending transversely of the m h le s danger f Sparks f a match 8 flap 5. This striking material is, of course, placed struck reaching the remaining supply of matches 50 on the outer side of the flap 5. within the book.

Means is provided for receiving the free end of It is app r t a I e invented a type of the flap 5 when the same is in closed position. match book structure incorporating novel fea- For this purpose a strip 8 of sheet material such tures of construction tending to discourage users as cardboard is placed on the front side of the from striking a match on the striking strip of u the matches to form a. back portion and a front closure flap each extending to the base, a strip of striking material placed on and extending-- transversely of said flap inwardly of the free edge thereof, and a strip of material extending across the front side and around the side edges of said base and secured to the rear side thereof to form in conjunction therewith a pocket for receiving the free'end of said flap and retaining the sameagainst lateral movement thereof relative to said base when a match is drawn along said strip of striking material.

2. In a match book including a card of matches each projecting and separable from a common base and a cover folded about the head ends of the matches to form a back portion and a front closure flap each extending to the base, a strip of striking material placed on and extending transversely of said flap inwardly of the free edge thereof, and a strip of material encircling said base and the free end of said back portion and secured thereto to form, in co-operation with said base, a pocket for receiving the free end of said flap whereby said encircling strip will restrain the free end of said flap from lateral movement relative to said base when a match is drawn along said strip of striking material.

3. In a match book including a card of matches each projecting and separable from a common base and a cover folded about the head ends of the matches to form a back portion and a front closure flap each extending to the base, a. strip of striking material placed on and extending transversely of said flap inwardly of the free edge thereof, a strip of material encircling said base and the free end of said back portion, and an element piercing said encircling strip, said back portion and said base and arranged to secure the same to each other whereby said encircling strip forms, in co-operation with said base, a pocket wherein the free end of said flap may be received and will be restrained from lateral movement relative to said base when a match is drawn along'said strip of striking material.

4. In a match book including a card of matches each projecting and separable from a common base and a cover folded about the head ends of the matches to form a back portion and a front closure flap each extending to the base, a strip of striking material placed on and extending transversely of said flap inwardly of the free edge thereof, a strip of material encircling said base and the free end of said back portion and having free ends adjacent each other at the rear side of said back portion, and means piercing the front part of said encircling strip, said base, said back portion and the free ends of said encircling strip and arranged to secure all of the same to each -other whereby the front portion of said encircling strip co-operates with said base to form a pocket therebetween wherein the free end of said flap may be received and will be restrained from lateral movement relative to said base when a match is drawn along said strip of striking material.

5. In a match book including a card of matches each projecting and separable from a common base and a cover folded about the head ends of the matches to form a back portion and a front closure flap each extending to the base, a strip of striking material placed on and extending transversely of said flap inwardly of the free edge thereof, a strip of material encircling said base and the free end of said back portion and having free ends disposed adjacent each other at the rear side of said back portion, and a staple having two legs piercing the respective free ends of said encirling strip, said back portion, said base and the front part of encircling strip and bent to overlie said front part whereby said front part co-operates with said base to form a pocket therebetween for receiving the free end of said flap and retaining the same against lateral movement thereof relative to said base when a match is drawn along said strip of striking material.

6. In a match book including a card of matches each projecting and separable from a common base and a cover folded about the head ends of the matches to form a back portion and a front closure flap each extending to the base, a strip of striking material placed on and extending transversely of said flap inwardly of the free edge thereof, and a strip of material extending across the front side of said base and rearwardly at the side edges thereof and being secured to said base to form in conjunction therewith a pocket for receiving the free end of said flap and retaining the same against appreciable lateral movement thereof relative to said base when a match is drawn along said strip of striking material.

LEO O. H. LEMKE. 

